Tackling in rugby: How technology can make it safer for players. Speaking on the first episode of the Science Week podcast, rugby players Will Connors and Kathryn Dane explain how state-of-the-art ...

The legal tackle height in community rugby will be lowered from below the shoulders to the "base of the sternum" from next season, the Rugby Football Union confirms.

World Rugby will encourage member unions to join a global trial of lowering tackle height to below the sternum in the community game, the governing body has said, stressing the importance of ...

If I saw a junior player with the tackle technique of Origin, ... I don’t watch much Rugby League these days. I used to be a big fan 20 or so years ago, ... and many people did and do play both.

Researchers used video analysis to study 18,702 tackles. Lowering the tackle height in men’s community rugby has cut the rate of head collisions among players, a study suggests.

Richie Murphy says Ireland won't make any changes to their tackle approach despite losing three players to suspension in the World Rugby Under-20s Championship in two games.